.45 Gap ammo???

Enachos · November 3, 2009, 01:38 PM

I've recently been looking into purchasing a Glock 39. Does anyone have experience with .45 Gap ammo or with a Glock of this caliber? I hear the ammo is expensive and hard to find but I'm almost sure Bass Pro has it in stock.

The Wiry Irishman · November 3, 2009, 04:06 PM

I shot one once. (Well, the 19-sized .45 GAP, I don't know their silly number for it) The recoil feel is very odd. It has the force of .45 ACP with a bit of the snap of a .40 S&W. Shootable, though. I suppose if you like glocks and you don't mind trying to find the goofy proprietary ammo, it would be a decent choice.

KBintheSLC · November 3, 2009, 04:07 PM

No experience with it... I have always seen the 45 GAP as a solution without a problem. I would honestly just go with a G30 or G36 and forget your troubles. The extra couple of millimeters on the grip will not hurt as bad as the choice and availability of 45 GAP.

MichiganShootist · November 3, 2009, 04:14 PM

My neighbor has one and hasn't been able to find ammo (off and on) ever since he bought the gun. The only advantage is that in many guns they hold one more round than a .45 ACP...... and some GAP guns have a slightly smaller grip size.

Balistically they are and equal to the ACP.

I sure wouldn't want one.

wditto · November 3, 2009, 06:51 PM

I don't think it any more un-needed than half of the other calibers we have...if you want one, get after it - that's what everybody else does, buy what they want.

CWL · November 3, 2009, 07:08 PM

Think of it this way, even during the worst of our ammo shortage, .45GAP has always been available... maybe not at your local gunshop, but there has been no shortage online.

This is both good because you can always find ammo, and bad because you own a caliber that very few people are interested in.

If Glock decides to drop this caliber, then you will need to take-up reloading.

Jim Keenan · November 3, 2009, 09:33 PM

When the .45 GAP was first introduced, I expressed my opinion that it would be unlikely to survive as long as Glock was the only maker of guns in that caliber. I still feel that way. The cartridge is easily re-loadable, but I suspect factory ammo will become increasingly difficult to obtain.

The round is easy to shoot, with less recoil than the .45 ACP but also, of course, less power (it won't reliably cycle a M1911). Its only purpose was to allow Glock to offer a .45 caliber pistol with the same basic platform as its smaller calibers.

Jim

Gibbles · November 3, 2009, 09:37 PM

Check out the G30SF

I have one and I love it, and get the 9round mags, the 10 rounders bite my pinky.

m2steven · November 4, 2009, 10:28 AM

There is plenty of ammo here in Birmingham in GAP. There are quite a few shooters of this caliber here. I'm not one of them, but the folks i've spoken with like it.

joe_security · November 4, 2009, 10:54 AM

Numerous state police have gone with the GAP. Talk to Georgia State Troopers about this. They issue G37 for duty and G39 for BUG/off duty.

Oldnoob · November 4, 2009, 12:44 PM

I wish the caliber is more popular and more manufacture will pick up this caliber. I have a mid size hand and because I pretty much only have 9 or 40/357 pistols, I do not enjoy the large grip of 45acp. 1911 is pretty much the only 45acp, I can shoot comfortably.

GAP can match ACP pretty good ballistic wise (with less potential). I just wish maybe sig or HK will pick up that caliber. But as now, the best part of GAP is that while every other caliber price has raise up due to the shortage of ammo, GAP remain the same for lack of buys. I guess that's a good thing.

KBintheSLC · November 4, 2009, 01:18 PM

I was at the local gun shop last night and looked at the pistol ammo... they had only 2 boxes of 50 rounds of GAP in FMJ only. Right next to it, they had 7 different varieties of FMJ/JHP in dozens of stacks of ACP. Heck, they had more 10mm Auto options than 45 GAP. To me, the choice is a no-brainer.

November 3, 2009, 01:38 PM	#1
Enachos Member Join Date: September 17, 2009 Posts: 31	.45 Gap ammo??? I've recently been looking into purchasing a Glock 39. Does anyone have experience with .45 Gap ammo or with a Glock of this caliber? I hear the ammo is expensive and hard to find but I'm almost sure Bass Pro has it in stock. __________________ Whoa Whoa Whoa! They got the internet on computers now???

November 3, 2009, 04:06 PM	#2
The Wiry Irishman Member Join Date: May 22, 2006 Location: West Lafayette, Indiana Posts: 859	I shot one once. (Well, the 19-sized .45 GAP, I don't know their silly number for it) The recoil feel is very odd. It has the force of .45 ACP with a bit of the snap of a .40 S&W. Shootable, though. I suppose if you like glocks and you don't mind trying to find the goofy proprietary ammo, it would be a decent choice. __________________ President, Purdue Rifle/Pistol Club Are you a prospective college student or the parent of one? Feel free to PM me with any questions about college gun clubs, competitions, and firearms policies. Les Baer Round Count as of 11/8/09: 6000 (currently down for repairs)

November 3, 2009, 04:07 PM	#3
KBintheSLC Member Join Date: July 30, 2007 Location: Oootah, USA Posts: 2,266	No experience with it... I have always seen the 45 GAP as a solution without a problem. I would honestly just go with a G30 or G36 and forget your troubles. The extra couple of millimeters on the grip will not hurt as bad as the choice and availability of 45 GAP. Last edited by KBintheSLC; November 4, 2009 at 01:20 PM.

November 3, 2009, 04:14 PM	#4
MichiganShootist Member Join Date: May 31, 2009 Location: Central Michigan Posts: 57	My neighbor has one and hasn't been able to find ammo (off and on) ever since he bought the gun. The only advantage is that in many guns they hold one more round than a .45 ACP...... and some GAP guns have a slightly smaller grip size. Balistically they are and equal to the ACP. I sure wouldn't want one. __________________ NRA Life Member, Recruiter, & Pistol Trainer

November 3, 2009, 06:51 PM	#5
wditto Member Join Date: December 6, 2007 Location: WNC - Smokies foothills Posts: 467	I don't think it any more un-needed than half of the other calibers we have...if you want one, get after it - that's what everybody else does, buy what they want. __________________ dit

November 3, 2009, 07:08 PM	#6
CWL Member Join Date: January 6, 2003 Posts: 5,206	Think of it this way, even during the worst of our ammo shortage, .45GAP has always been available... maybe not at your local gunshop, but there has been no shortage online. This is both good because you can always find ammo, and bad because you own a caliber that very few people are interested in. If Glock decides to drop this caliber, then you will need to take-up reloading. __________________ Vae Victis

November 3, 2009, 09:33 PM	#7
Jim Keenan Member Join Date: December 31, 2002 Posts: 8,813	When the .45 GAP was first introduced, I expressed my opinion that it would be unlikely to survive as long as Glock was the only maker of guns in that caliber. I still feel that way. The cartridge is easily re-loadable, but I suspect factory ammo will become increasingly difficult to obtain. The round is easy to shoot, with less recoil than the .45 ACP but also, of course, less power (it won't reliably cycle a M1911). Its only purpose was to allow Glock to offer a .45 caliber pistol with the same basic platform as its smaller calibers. Jim

November 3, 2009, 09:37 PM	#8
Gibbles Member Join Date: April 11, 2007 Location: Utah Posts: 147	Check out the G30SF I have one and I love it, and get the 9round mags, the 10 rounders bite my pinky.

November 4, 2009, 10:28 AM	#9
m2steven Member Join Date: May 15, 2009 Posts: 475	There is plenty of ammo here in Birmingham in GAP. There are quite a few shooters of this caliber here. I'm not one of them, but the folks i've spoken with like it.

November 4, 2009, 10:54 AM	#10
joe_security Member Join Date: April 22, 2007 Posts: 66	Numerous state police have gone with the GAP. Talk to Georgia State Troopers about this. They issue G37 for duty and G39 for BUG/off duty.

November 4, 2009, 12:44 PM	#11
Oldnoob Member Join Date: October 16, 2009 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 54	I wish the caliber is more popular and more manufacture will pick up this caliber. I have a mid size hand and because I pretty much only have 9 or 40/357 pistols, I do not enjoy the large grip of 45acp. 1911 is pretty much the only 45acp, I can shoot comfortably. GAP can match ACP pretty good ballistic wise (with less potential). I just wish maybe sig or HK will pick up that caliber. But as now, the best part of GAP is that while every other caliber price has raise up due to the shortage of ammo, GAP remain the same for lack of buys. I guess that's a good thing. __________________ Taiwan born, Chinese descent, red white and freaking blue America citizen. http://oldnoobloveguns.blogspot.com

November 4, 2009, 01:18 PM	#12
KBintheSLC Member Join Date: July 30, 2007 Location: Oootah, USA Posts: 2,266	I was at the local gun shop last night and looked at the pistol ammo... they had only 2 boxes of 50 rounds of GAP in FMJ only. Right next to it, they had 7 different varieties of FMJ/JHP in dozens of stacks of ACP. Heck, they had more 10mm Auto options than 45 GAP. To me, the choice is a no-brainer.

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